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City of Tukwila
City Council Public Safety Committee
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
October 15, 2018 ǷȜǵDz JȚGȚ (;T?FHON #IH@?L?H=? 2IIGț #CNS (;FF
Councilmembers: Dennis Robertson, Acting Chair; Verna Seal, Thomas McLeod
Staff: David Cline, Rachel Turpin, Jay Wittwer, Trish Kinlow, Vicky Carlsen, Jeff Friend,
Bruce Linton, Kraig Boyd, Bill Devlin, Laurel Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER: Acting Chair Robertson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. ANNOUNCEMENT
II.BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Ordinance: Red Light Cameras Pilot
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would authorize the use of automated
traffic safety ( and adopt standards related thereto. The ordinance was referred back
to Committee following Committee of the Whole discussion on August 13. Since then, the Police
Department further refined the proposal as a 3-year pilot that would install cameras at three
intersections: Boeing Access Road at Martin Luther King Jr, Southcenter Parkway at Strander
Boulevard, and Grady at Interurban Avenue South. There will be no upfront cost to the City as
the equipment will be installed, owned and maintained by the selected vendor. The estimated
total budget of $487,845 per year is expected to be self-sustaining and includes installation,
signage, operation, one Court FTE, and judge pro tem services. Councilmembers discussed the
proposal, noting that the focus is on safety rather than revenue. PD will monitor program
effectiveness via violation and collision statistics and report to the Council on the same. The
Committee expressed support for piloting the program at the three intersections, but requested
assurance that there would be a sufficient offramp opportunity reflected in the vendor contract
and shared with the Council. Staff and the City Attorney agreed to that request. UNANIMOUS
APPROVAL. FORWARD TO OCTOBER 22, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
B. Revised King County Inquest Process
An inquest is an open public forum intended to shed light on the facts around a death at the
hands of law enforcement. The King County Executive announced a new inquest process via
Executive Order on October 3. 18 King County mayors, including Mayor Ekberg, signed onto a
September 12 letter to Executive Constantine asking for more discussions with municipal
elected officials before adopting a change. The Council requested a Committee discussion on
this issue after receiving a copy of the letter because there was a concern that the letter was
stating a policy position without checking in with the Council. Ms. Turpin stated that the letter
was not expressing policy but was asking for a seat at the table, and it was acceptable for the
Mayor to sign on when he did. Councilmember Robertson said that there is a constantly shifting
line between policy and administration. Council President Seal stated that staff are reviewing
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the communications around Mayors letters and she is looking forward to process
improvements to insure the Council is kept informed and asked to weigh in when appropriate.
DISCUSSION ONLY.
C. 2019-2020 Biennial Budget:
Staff presented proposed budgets for the following departments:
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The proposed Police Department budget for 2019 includes a +2.26% increase over 2018 and a
2020 increase of +1.48% over 2019. The budget includes salaries/benefits, supplies, services,
animal control, SCORE jail, ValleyComm, and a K9 replacement. The organizational chart
includes updated titles and positions that better reflect the current operating structure.
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The proposed Court budget includes salaries and benefits, 25% reduction in office supplies, and
stable services expenditures. Reductions were made to interpreters and witness and juror fees,
offset by an increase to the Securitas contract and equipment rentals and leases. If the red light
camera pilot project is approved by Council, the Court anticipates increasing two .5 FTEs to full-
time.
FORWARD TO OCTOBER 22, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
III.MISCELLANEOUS
Adjourned 6:18 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval
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